Improvement in faucet-attachments or cask-stoppers



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cHAELES Medio, oE MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

Letters Patent No." 96,726, dated November 9, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN FAUYCE'If-ATTACHMENTS OR CASK-STOPPERS..

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

-To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it. known that I', CHARLES RAGGIO, of Mem- -phis, in the county of Shelby, inv the State of Tennessee, have invented 'a new and useful Improvement in Faucet-Attachmentaor Cask-Stoppers; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the samereference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part'of this specification, in which- Figurel is a vertical section of ,my device.

In all barrel-attachments hitherto constructed, with valves to be opened by the faucet, when it is inserted, the faucet is constructedto screw into the attach- 1nent,`and is intended to remain in that position so long as there is any liquid to be drawn fromthe barre'l. rlhis involves the necessity that a large number of Vattachments and faucets shall be made, with exactly corresponding threads, so that any faucet may be inserted into any attachment.' This, of itself, is a matter involving great practical difiicnlty, and it will defeat almost altogether theobject of the invention, when faucets and attachments of different makes vare in use among the public.

By my invention, all of` these practical diiiiculties are obvated. Itis constructed so that any ordinary smooth-stem faucet may be employed, the faucet not beingr inserted with a screw, but simply pushed in through an orifice, provided with suitable packing, until the stem of the faucetengages with the stem of the valve, which is thereby opened, and the liquid permitted to ow. The faucet thereby becomes ak lock stop-cock, for it may be removed when the re-` quired'quantity of uid has been permitted to ow.

The nature of my invention therefore consists in a barrel-attachment, provided with a valve, to be opened by the faucet, as it is inserted, and a suitable elastic packing-ring, to prevent leakage around the stem of 'the'faucet, whenin operation.

To enable others skilled in the art to construct and use my invention, I will particularly describe it. v

The tube S has a screw-thread cut on its outer sur face, and it is preferably made conical, so as to insure a close fit in the hole which will be made to receive it. At the front end of the tube S is the head 7i, which is-made 'with anl angular face, so as to receive a wrench when the tube is inselted v or removedfr'om va barrelhead.

The inner portion of the tube S,- about midway of its length, is provided with a conical seat, b, to receive the corresponding valve, d,rsaid valve being retained in place by .the spiral springf and cap g, which is screwed upon the inner end of the tube S.'

The strainer-holes -c c permit liquid to flow from the barrel into the exterior chamber ofthe tube S, when the valve is pressed away from its seat.

At the front end of the tube S is applied a thick elastic washer orpacking-ring, fi, the central orifice of which is sufficiently Small to h't tightly to the surface of any ordinary smooth-stem faucet, of suitable size to'be used with the attachment in question.

The packing i, is retained iu place by an outer metallic washer or plate, j, secured .to the head h. by screws n.

'lheabove-described device is intended to be a fixture with the barrel, and'to permit the contained liquid to be drawn withouttrouble or loss, by inserting the faucet e through the packing-ring i, until it engages with the stem of the valve, and raises it from its seat.

vVVhe'n the necessary quantity of liquid has been withdrawn, the faucet may be removed; or it may be suffered to remain until the contents of the barrel have been exhausted.

From the above description, it will be perceived, that iu providing for the market, it will not be uecesz sary for me to provide faucets with the tubes S, as any person requiring these tubes, or purchasing barrels with them attached, will be enabled to employ any ordinary faucet in connection therewitll.

Having described my invention, l

lVhat I claim as new, is-

The screw-plug S, provided at its inner end with a valve, d, audat its outer end with an elastic packingring, fi, so that the same maybe used in connection with an ordinary smooth faucet, e, as set forth. v

v OHAS. RAGGIO.

Witnesses: p

WEL-H. HAMMOND, It. I). MIDGETT. 

